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I am looking to purchase an 8GB USB Flash drive to transfer movies, tv shows, music, documents, photos, etc. from one macbook to another. I want to purchase the USB from Amazon.com since I feel that they always have great deals. Any ideas or suggestions on what specifically I should be looking for in a drive before I select one? FAT32 VS NFTS?

I want:
Good writing speed, I want to be able to transfer 300mb of media all at once within a matter of minutes and not hours.
Be able to transfer between a minimum of 2 computers (both being mac laptops). Might include a 3rd, being my PC desktop.
Good for the price. Don't want to spend over $15 for a single 8GB.

I don't care about:
The way it looks or how it's designed.
Keychain ring or portable or water resistant.

Undecided about:
Protection software and password encryptions. I wouldn't mind such aspects on a USB as long as it doesnt cause a fuss between my 2 macs. If its easy to use, that would be a plus!

Haven't done any timed tests on it. But, I was blown away the first time I used it. Went to move about a bunch of stuff which I would have expected a good half hour on the Cruzer and this thing was done in just a few minutes.

I made the mistake of putting my Lion backup on the Patriot instead of the Cruzer (which is what I bought it for), so can't do any testing until I move that around. Or maybe just toss the Cruzer and get another one of these.

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